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Today the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reiterates our strong request for seafarers and aviation workers to be prioritised by governments in their Covid-19 vaccination programmes. The ITF welcomes the joint statement from UN bodies last week supporting this position. Covid-19 and

The world’s foremost transport worker body is welcoming the end to the crisis affecting the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000), the cargo vessel that has been blocking the Suez Canal. “We welcome news that the Ever Given has been freed and the Suez Canal will soon be unblocked. That’s fantastic for the

This week was the 65th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The priority theme this year was “ Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all

Riders are fed up with poverty pay and exploitation, while investors say Deliveroo’s business model is too risky

Australian maritime authorities have detained two vessels owned by controversial a Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just weeks after the crew on another of A swan Trading and Contracting’s ships were driven to hunger strike off the coast of Kuwait. The detentions mean that

The ITF has worked with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to produce a simple, easy-to-understand guide for seafarers on Covid-19 vaccinations. The independent guide explains the evidence-based risks associated with the major vaccine brands currently in the market. The guide can be used by

The ITF has joined 181 global women’s rights organisations in urging the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to hold the Myanmar military junta to account. In an open letter, the organisations highlighted the Myanmar military’s history of violence against the country’s various ethnic communities

Ten days since Thailand’s Labour Minister promised to address labour abuse of workers at Bangkok airport, little progress has been made. Hundreds of security staff had protested contractual changes that had stripped them of basic rights, such as access to toilets, lunch breaks and first aid rooms

Workers have just handed the world’s the largest container shipping company a report card for the last year – and there’s room for improvement. The I nternational Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) delivered its annual statement to AP Møller-Mærsk’s Annual General Meeting, which is being held in